hierro

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine, uncountable) iron (chemical element)
2. (masculine) branding iron (piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape and used to brand livestock)
3. (masculine, metonymically) brand (mark or scar made by burning with a branding iron)
4. (broadly, masculine) brand (symbolic identity, represented by a name or logo)
5. (masculine) iron or steel weapon
6. (masculine) any of various objects made of iron
7. (masculine) importance

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of herrar

herrar

1. to horseshoe, to shoe a horse
2. to brand

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Concepts

iron

metal

🤘

Fe

atomic number 26

flatiron

iron

head

clothes iron

Synonyms

fierro

metal

🤘

plancha

hierro suavizador

acero

hierro urgente

Fe

flatiron

Translations

fer

Eisen

ferro

ferro

ijzer

ferro

ferrum

demir

σίδηρος

σίδερο

fèrre

حديد

hesin

ferro da stiro

Hyphenated as

hie‧rro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʝero/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: fierro

Inherited from Latin: ferrum

Cognate with French: fer

Cognate with Italian: ferro

Cognate with Portuguese: ferro

Cognate with Romanian: fier

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish fierro, from Latin ferrum. Doublet of fierro (“branding iron”) and ferro (“anchor of a galley”), which were, respectively, inherited from Latin and probably borrowed from Catalan. Other Romance cognates include French fer, Italian ferro, Portuguese ferro, and Romanian fier.